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package org.apache.felix.useradmin.mongodb;

import org.osgi.service.useradmin.Role;

/**
 * Provides access to a {@link Role}.
 */
public interface RoleProvider {

    /**
     * Returns the {@link Role} with the given name.
     * 
     * @param name the name of the role to return, cannot be <code>null</code>.
     * @return a {@link Role} with the given name, or <code>null</code> if no such role exists.
     */
    Role getRole(String name);
}
